Differential roles of alkaline/neutral invertases in Nostoc sp. PCC 7120: Inv-B isoform is essential for diazotrophic growth

Planta

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-162

  Vargas, Walter A ^a,b   Nishi, Carolina N ^a   Giarrocco, Laura E ^a   Salerno, Graciela L ^a  

^a Fundacion para Investigaciones Biologicas Aplicadas   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline neutral invertases; Cyanobacteria; Nirogen fixation; Sucrose metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 78650758081     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1288-5     Document Type: Article

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